Garment hanger



March 13, 1956 M, D, LE 2,738,112

v GARMENT HANGER Filed Nov. 27, 1953 IN V EN TOR.

M4676 D. MILLER United States Patent GARMENT HANGER Maisie D. Miller, Sausalito, Calif.

Application November 27, 1953, Serial No. 394,669

2 Claims. (Cl. 223--85) This invention relates to garment hangers and more particularly to a hanger for shirts made of synthetic fabrics.

One of the desirable characteristics of the recently introduced shirts of synthetic materials is their quick drying after being washed. However, it has been found that when shirts of this type are dried by being hung upon the ordinary garment hanger, the collar does not dry smoothly but tends to wrinkle somewhat thus detracting from the appearance of the shirt. Many people, when traveling, prefer to use shirts of synthetic fabrics so that the shirt can be washed nightly and be dry for use the following day with the resultant conveniences of avoiding the usual laundering delays and carrying a minimum number of shirts.

It is therefore the primary object of this invention to provide a garment hanger especially designed for use with shirts of synthetic fabrics which insures smooth and unwrinkled drying of both the body and the collar portions of the shirt.

It is a further object of this invention to provide a garment hanger device which may cheaply be manufactured, of simple construction and adapted to be constructed of a variety of materials.

Other objects and advantages will become apparent from the description in the following specification, taken in conjunction with drawings in which:

Figure 1 is a front elevational view of the garment hanger of this invention showing a shirt supported thereon for drying;

Figure 2 is a top plan view of the device;

Figure 3 is a front elevational view of the device similar to Figure 1 but without a shirt being supported thereon; and

Figure 4 is an end view of the device as viewed from the right in Figure 3.

The garment hanger of this invention upon which shirts made of synthetic fabrics may be hung for drying is generally indicated by the reference numeral 10. The shirt hanger it) comprises a cross arm 12 the ends of which are arcuately formed and project somewhat laterally from the generally longitudinal plane of the cross arm 12 to provide shoulder supports 14 and 16 from which the body portion of a shirt, such as shirt 18 shown in Figure 1, may be hung so that it is suspended in a generally vertical position. The central portion of the cross arm 12 is built up to provide a neck 20.

A collar form block 22, which is shown as a generally triangular solid block, is carried upon the neck portion 20 of the cross arm 12 and extends in an angular relation thereto. The block 22 may be secured upon the neck 20 by any suitable means, as by gluing, screws, or dowels. The point of connection between the block 22 and the neck 20 is offset with respect to the center of the block, since as shown in Figure 4 this point of connection is adjacent one edge of the block 22. This adjacent edge or side is identified as 24. The collar form, represented by the block 22 can be made in various sizes to correspond with the neck band size of the shirt to be hung on the hanger 10.

A hook 26 providing a support means for the block and ice cross arm is carried by the block 22 centrally intermediate and adjacent to the side 24 with the hook 26 being generally in alignment with the neck 20.

The shirt hanger may be made of wood, plastics or metal. It will be also clear that a collar-forming block 22 may be made solid, as shown, perforated, or may be merely a curved band of continuous periphery.

The shirt 13 made of a synthetic fabric is supported upon the device 10 after being washed in the manner illustrated in Figure 1. Here it will be seen that the ends 14- and 16 of the cross arm 12 carry the shoulder portions of the shirt so that the shirt will hang vertically in an unwrinkled or unfolded state so that it will dry smoothly while the collar 23 of the shirt 18 snugly surrounds the periphery of the collar form block 22 when the top button or" the shirt is fastened into its corresponding buttonhole. This is possible since a collar form is of a predetermined size corresponding to the neck band size of the shirt 18, hence, the collar will be smooth and unwrinkled after the shirt is dried.

From the foregoing, it will be seen that a garment hanger for drying shirts made of synthetic fabrics has been provided whereby both the body and collar portions of the shirt will present a smooth and unwrinkled appearance when dried. The hanger includes a neck form block of such size and dimension as to correspond with the neck band size of the shirt to be hung upon the hanger for purposes of drying, and since the collar of the shirt will be held in a slightly tensioned position snugly about the outer peripheral surface of the collar form block, the collar when dry will present a smooth and unwrinkled appearance. it should also be noted, that the block 22 extends at an angle from the neck 20 upon which it is supported, and this angular relation may be varied to give the optimum result for correct hanging of a freshly washed shirt.

While there are shown and described the preferred embodiment of the invention, it is to be understood that the structure is susceptible to change and modification within the practicability of the invention and therefore should be limited only by the scope of the claims appended hereto.

What is claimed is:

1. In a garment hanger for shirts, a cross arm for supporting the shoulders of a shirt, an upstanding neck carried by said cross arm centrally intermediate the ends of said cross arm, a generally triangular form block supported upon said neck above said cross arm, the point of connection between said block and said neck being ofiset with respect to the center of said block and said block being inclined downwardly in angular relation to said neck and adapted to snugly and conformably engage the interior of a shirt collar.

2. In a garment hanger for shirts, a cross arm for supporting the shoulders of a shirt, an upstanding neck carried by said cross arm intermediate its ends, a collar form block carried on said neck above said cross arm downwardly inclined in angular relation to said neck and adapted to snugly and conformably engage the interior of a shirt collar, and supporting means carried on said block from which said block, neck and cross arm may be supported.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 777,354 Sinsheimer Dec. 13, 1904 2,397,813 Schramm et a1. Apr. 2, 1946 2,609,976 Burk et a1. Sept. 9, 1952 FOREIGN PATENTS 1,065,144 France Dec. 30, 1953 

